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Rent Increase Cap Bill of …

Legislative Bill · Costavela

Rent Increase Cap Bill of 2021

Proposed by Liberal Union · fronted by Salvador Ramírez

Opened

14 Feb 2021

Voting closes

15 Apr 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Capping rent increases to inflation protects tenants from sudden unaffordable hikes while ensuring rental markets remain stable and sustainable for landlords.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Rent Control	Light stabilisation, mostly market rents		Rent increases capped to inflation

1

Rent Control

Previous law

Light stabilisation, mostly market rents

Rent increases capped to inflation

Proposer

Party

Liberal Union

The Liberal Union forges freedom through education and enterprise daring to build a future where no dream is out of reach

Core pillars

Salvador Ramírez

Activist · Age 35

49,299 social followers

Raised in a Costavela shantytown, Salvador Ramírez turned street smarts into a career as a political operator—first as a fiery community organizer, then as a media-savvy strategist whose sharp tongue and instinct for power made him a rising star in the capital’s corridors of influence.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 📺 Media Savvy 🏙️ Street Smart 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

14 February 2021
Vote Open

14 February 2021
Vote Closed

15 April 2021
Became Law

15 April 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senado

Passed

154Yes 0No 45Abstained 67Not voted 266 seats

For: 154 / 266 seats (57.9%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 45 · Not voted: 67

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Union Proposer	154	Yes	No reason given
Middle Alliance	0	Yes	We would say, yes, but also say that it doesn't go far enough to protect renters from unfair increases.If inflation goes down, this bill would allow landlords to raise their rent to an astronomical level.And then how are you going to cap it?If inflation goes up again? We say yes , but we also move that it doesn't do enough , but it provides a decent framework to begin working on something that will help all renters in our country.
Revolutionary Socialist Union	45	Abstain	No reason given
Empty seats	54	Not voted

Congress of Deputies

Passed

189Yes 0No 49Abstained 112Not voted 350 seats

For: 189 / 350 seats (54.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 49 · Not voted: 112

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Union Proposer	189	Yes	No reason given
Middle Alliance	0	Yes	We would say, yes, but also say that it doesn't go far enough to protect renters from unfair increases.If inflation goes down, this bill would allow landlords to raise their rent to an astronomical level.And then how are you going to cap it?If inflation goes up again? We say yes , but we also move that it doesn't do enough , but it provides a decent framework to begin working on something that will help all renters in our country.
Revolutionary Socialist Union	49	Abstain	No reason given
Empty seats	80	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Revolutionary Socialist Union

Voted March 24, 2021

Abstain

Middle Alliance

Voted March 7, 2021

Yes

“We would say, yes, but also say that it doesn't go far enough to protect renters from unfair increases.If inflation goes down, this bill would allow landlords to raise their rent to an astronomical level.And then how are you going to cap it?If inflation goes up again? We say yes , but we also move that it doesn't do enough , but it provides a decent framework to begin working on something that will help all renters in our country.”